The Surplus Library‘s collection consists of books relevant to the topic of affect and economic exchange.

In redefining the concept of a physical library, The Surplus Library On Affect & Economic Exchange operates on the basic assumption that its specific collection of books already exists in the material world: in the homes and private collections of countless individuals. Some of the holdings of this vast and distributed library can become known and accessible through The Surplus Library Web site. The site develops as the library’s holdings and locations are registered by users.

Contemporary Art Archipelago 2011

“Contemporary Art Archipelago sets out to explore this archipelago condition with a focus on the Turku Archipelago, Finland. Over twenty new art works by invited international and local artists reflect on the future of this area of more than twenty thousand islands reaching out from the south-western coast of Finland. What is specific to this site is approached in relation to elsewhere, while the insights into this complex and fragile ecology shed light on the urgencies way beyond its own shores. Embedded in the Baltic, known as the most polluted sea in the world, this region offers a case study that deeply resonates, in particular, with the necessity to find sustainable modes of coexistence. This requires reaching beyond the confines and comforts of individual islands, whether geopolitical locations or disciplinary fields of knowledge.

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Trailer for Adam Curtis’ new “All Watched Over by Machines of Loving Grace” documentary series on BBC.

A wide range of UFO-related documents, drawings, letters and parliamentary questions covering the years 2000-2005.

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The Desert of Forbidden Art opens theatrically in New York at Cinema Village on March 11 and in Los Angeles at Laemmle Music Hall on March 18.

“How does art survive in a time of oppression? During the Soviet rule artists who stay true to their vision are executed, sent to mental hospitals or Gulags …”

Alexey Podkovyrov, Basmach

David Hammons at L&M Arts

“Honesty features recordings made by Seth Price between the years 2000 and 2010. The record features storytelling, vocal mash-up, a pop track, and some sonic shred.”